MAASIN CITY-Vice Gov. Rosa Emilia Mercado recognized the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) as an opportunity for people to keep high hopes and stand another chance in life for a fresh start.
Together with the provincial government, we are one with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Speaker Martin Romualdez in giving Filipinos a renewed hope for better beginnings through the Bagong Pilipinas campaign,” she said in her inspirational message on August 2 at the Tomas Oppus Pilot School Gym in Brgy. Mantahan, this city.
Mercado compared BPSF to the outreach program initiated by the provincial government called Project MIAN, which stands for Moving Initiatives and Actions Nearer to Southern Leyteños, among other service-oriented definitions.
Both programs aimed to bring government services directly to field locations in municipalities, making them more accessible to the people.
This approach saved time, money, and effort by reducing the need for individuals to visit government offices personally for various transactions or to access public services.
“In fact, in the provincial government, we have already done Project MIAN because we knew that the distribution of programs could be faster if the government went directly to the people. We are an ordinary province but do extraordinary things for our people. You, the people, are our number one priority for service,” she said.
At least 14 national government agencies participated in the BPSF in the province, simultaneously held in other provinces across the region.
The government aims to engage with communities and demonstrate that services are being delivered directly to the people at the national and provincial levels.
DOLE, TESDA, DOH, DTI, PNP, NBI, LTO, PHILHEALTH, GSIS, COMELEC, PSA, SSS, DICT, and PAO are among the agencies that collaborated with the provincial government.
Mercado and Jackie Maceda, the provincial focal person of Tingog Partylist, led the collaboration at the fair.
DOLE’s TUPAD workers, all wearing colorful uniforms, take turns signing their names on vouchers to receive the wages they earned after more than a week’s labor. The payout is one of the highlights of the BPSF. (Photo by PIA Southern Leyte)
During the event, Junel Respecia, 28, from Brgy. Sabang, Malitbog, secured his lost PhilHealth ID.
In addition, two elderly individuals from Padre Burgos town expressed gratitude to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for their inclusion in the Tulong Pangkabuhayan sa Disadvantaged (TUPAD) program and received P4,500.00 each. (AAC/MMP, PIA Southern Leyte)
